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This Dave in History for January 6

01-06-1983: Levon Helm is scheduled to be on the show, but he doesn't appear. So Gerard Mulligan takes his place, accepting the studio audience's applause as he discusses Levon's career.

01-06-1986: It's the first new show of the year: No comedy piece for the first segment is ready, so Dave spends the time announcing the goofiest lyric of 1985 ("I had a dream, I had an awesome dream," from Lionel Richie's "Say You, Say Me"), complaining about his new haircut ("I look like a duck"), and forcing out his first guest, Don King. Also introduced is a month-long "Soup of the Day" feature. Tonight, Jimmy Fitzgerald pays tribute to Creme of Asparagus.

01-06-1987: Dave invites Harvey Pekar across the hall to the Live-at-Five set. Harvey can't shut up, asking Al Roker about his days working in Harvey's hometown, Cleveland.

01-06-1988: Dave calls the NYC Air and Noise Complaints Bureau. The bureau hangs up on him, so Dave throws the phone out the window. Also, Gerard Mulligan shows his book of Bill Keane cartoons from "Family Circus" as "Atlanta City Showgirls" (Laurie Diamond and Laurie Guthrie) shoot an arrow into Keane's book.

01-06-1989: Viewer Mail: Guitarist Sid McGinnis is fired from the show, so he goes to the NBC Employment Office and finds employment in the network's mailroom, quickly working himself up to CEO. The next Viewer Mail letter is interrupted with a "Please Stand By" card, as the show is suddenly replaced by "Soggy (Dave) the Dunk-Tank Clown," a Sid McGinnis Production.

01-06-1993: "Stagehand Theater": Al Maher and Joe Gorta present their rendtion of "Amy Fisher: My Story." Meanwhile, Doogie Howser's Neil Patrick Harris is in the control room as Hal Gurnee's apprentice.

01-06-1994: Chris Elliott performs the title song from "Cabaret"; legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman follows with a rendition of "Danse Espagnole." After Perlman's performance, Dave wants to go backstage and slap Chris.

01-06-1994: Top Ten Dave's New Year's Resolutions - 4. Have applause sign installed in my bedroom.

01-06-1997: "Dave's Diary" bit.

01-06-1997: "Kids Tell Jokes" includes "someday my prints will come" and a restaurant on the moon having "no atmosphere". Also, B B King (age 71) is a guest and also sits in with the band "all night long".

01-06-1997: Dave apparently had a Big Mac specially delivered from Washington D.C. with an invitation to the inauguration in it.

01-06-1997: Dave shows a bunch of calendars, then video of him making his New York Calendar; Rupert, Mujibur & Sirajul, and Mayor Giuliani appear (Rupert without his shirt on).

01-06-1997: Top Ten Ways Newt Gingrich Can Improve His Image - 10. Start every speech by asking, "Who else here likes puppies?"

01-06-1998: Dave recruits a customer at Joe G's to participate in Late Show's version of "Titanic: Death Boat '98."

01-06-1998: Guests Tom Brokaw (who actually enters from the audience's right), Tobey McGuire ("Deconstructing Harry"), and Fiona Apple.

01-06-1998: Leon Pendarvis sits in for Paul again.

01-06-1998: Top Ten Signs You Won't Be Nominated for a Grammy - 1. Your backup singers are barking dogs.

01-06-1999: "How Many Guys in Mouse Suits Can Fit into Dunkin' Donuts?" All 10 of them, plus 10 in other costumes. Later, the people in the mouse (and other) suits return to the theater and throw donuts to the audience.

01-06-1999: "Revised 1999 NBA Season" chart.

01-06-1999: Guests Mira Sorvino ("At First Sight"), Terry Bradshaw (who apparently wants to come back tomorrow), and no stand-up comic, thus prematurely ending "Network-TV-Debut-Standup Week" on Wednesday.

01-06-1999: Top Ten Depressing Thoughts Your Dog Has.

01-06-2000: "Loel Zelickson", a great guy, sits in with the band and plays "Hey Jude" on the maracas.

01-06-2000: 1st Know Your Current Events contestant: Ryan Young, who says he plays for the Jets (320-lb offensive tackle). The other contestants (an older couple from Milwaukee) play Know Your Shocking Facts about Peter Jennings.

01-06-2000: Chart: "Coach, Why It Didn't Work Out".

01-06-2000: Dave thinks he needs his hip replaced.

01-06-2000: First Know Your Current Events contestant: Ryan Young, who plays for the Jets (320-lb offensive tackle). The other contestants (an older couple from Milwaukee) play Know Your Shocking Facts about Peter Jennings.

01-06-2000: Now the ping pong guy actually has the blue dot attached to his pants.

01-06-2000: The ping pong guy appears again; now he actually has the blue dot attached to his pants.

01-06-2000: Top Ten Questions on the New York Jets Head Coach Application.

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